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Migrant Workers Caught in Whirlwind of “Arab Spring“
A young Nigerian woman at an UNHCR constructed refugee camp in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia on March 9, 2011. For many migrants, particularly from sub-Sarahan Africa, life in Libya, despite …
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Clashes in Yemen Leave One Protester Dead
Demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, March 15, 2011. (Photo: Sallam) Sana, Yemen - Clashes broke out late Saturday evening between security forces and demonstrators here, killing one protester …
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Another Rebel Setback as Qaddafi Troops Besiege Ajdabiya
Ajdabiya, Libya - The front line for control of Libya moved to its easternmost point in three weeks on Saturday as forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi stormed this …
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US Healthcare System Unprepared for Major Nuclear Emergency
U.S. officials say the nation's health system is ill-prepared to cope with a catastrophic release of radiation, despite years of focus on the possibility of a terrorist "dirty bomb" …
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Ryan Turns Knife on Medicare, Medicaid
(Photo: US Embassy Kabul Afghanistan / Flickr) Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the Republican chairman of the U.S. House Budget Committee, unveiled two proposals this week which …
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House Passes Anti-Net Neutrality Resolution
(Photo: Peter Kemmer / Flickr) The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Friday, with the support of a handful of Democrats, passed a joint resolution to repeal the …
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Syrian Protests Are Said to Be Largest and Bloodiest to Date
Cairo - Dozens of communities across Syria erupted in protest on Friday in what activists said were by far the largest and bloodiest demonstrations against the iron rule of …
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Hero of Egypt’s Revolution, Military Faces Critics as Protests Resume
Cairo — A blogger was jailed recently for “insulting the military.” Human rights advocates say that thousands of people have been arrested and tried before military courts in the …
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$38 Billion Budget Deal Reached to Avert Shutdown
President Barack Obama talks with advisors in the Oval Office. (Photo: Pete Souza / White House) Washington - Congressional leaders and President Obama headed off a shutdown …
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Slave-Like Labor Persists in the Coachella Valley
(Photo: Sheila Pinkel) On February 11, 2011, I joined a small number of professors and students of Pomona College for a day's field trip to Coachella Valley …